What are the advantages and disadvantages of solving equations, solving inequalities and function images?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of solving equations, solving inequalities and function images?

It's the most direct way to solve the equation, but some equations are limited by what they have learned, so they can't be solved;
Solving inequality is similar to solving equation, which can directly get the required interval, but limited by the ability, some can not be solved;
Function image can directly see the needed information, but the image is often difficult to draw, sometimes it can be solved by continuous transformation, sometimes it is a necessary method